improvement
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improvement
- /ɪmˈpɹuːvmənt/
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From Anglo-Norman emprouwement. By surface analysis, improve + -ment.
noun improvements · emprovement
- The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering November 9, 1662, Robert South, Of the Creation of Man in the Image of God I look upon your city as […] the best place of improvement.
- The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse. good improvement of his reason.
- The state of being improved; betterment; advance
- Something which is improved the new edition is an improvement on the old.
- Increase; growth; progress; advance. Those vices which more particularly receive improvement by prosperity.
- Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
- A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.
Similar: improval, amelioration · Opposite: worsening, deterioration, disimprovement
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: betterment, advance, bettering, improving, improved, ameliorated, improve, amelioration, ameliorate, ameliorative, enhanced, achievement, gain, advancement, reinforcement, promotion
noun
Similar: improval, amelioration · Opposite: worsening, deterioration, disimprovement
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noun act of improving
| Español | mejora, mejoramiento, mejoría |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 개선 gaeseon |
| 日本語 | 改善 kaizen |
| 中文 | 改進 /改进 gǎijìn, 改善 gǎishàn, 改良 gǎiliáng |
| हिन्दी | सुधार sudhār, तरक़्क़ी taraqqī |
| Português | melhora, melhoramento, melhoria |
| Français | amélioration |
| Deutsch | Verbesserung |
| Italiano | miglioramento, salto di qualità |
| Ελληνικά | βελτίωση veltíosi, καλυτέρευση kalytérefsi |
| Română | îmbunătățire |
| Русский | улучше́ние ulučšénije, усоверше́нствование usoveršénstvovanije, исправле́ние ispravlénije, совершенствование soveršenstvovanije |
| العربية | تَحْسِين taḥsīn |
| עברית | הִשְׁתַּלְּמוּת hishtalmút, שיפור shipur |
Talk about this word "improvement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/improvement. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. improvement. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/improvement "improvement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/improvement.Cite this
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title = {improvement},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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